Burkov mocks AI doomers and hype: 'no economic impact' to 'doubled GDP' in 7 years
burkov · x · 2026-10-04
ML author Andriy Burkov replies to Gary Marcus with a sarcastic jab at the whiplash in AI economic-impact narratives: "In 3 years: AI did nothing to the world's economy. In 4 more years: AI DOUBLED HUMANITY'S GDP!!!!!" The joke targets the extreme swing between AI-skeptic dismissal and breathless hype.
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